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A. P. OBRIEN.

BAG HOLDER.

Patented Dec. 9, 1890.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW Pi-XTRICK OBRIEN, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOAUGUSTUS LEDOUX, OF SAME PLACE.

BAG-HOLDER.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 442,537, dated December9, 1890.

Application filed August '7, 1890. $erial No. 361,281. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW PATRICK OBRIEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBag-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to bagholders, and aims to provide a simple andefficient contrivance for the purpose specified which can beconveniently and quickly operated for attaching the bag or sack to befilled and re leasing the same after being filled.

The invention also aims to dispense with hooks and similar attachmentswhich are generally employed in this class of devices,

in that they tear the bag and interfere with the instantaneous releaseof the bag after it has been filled.

The invention further ai msto properly sack 2 5 the bag, doing away withfurther manipulation after detachment.

The improvement consists of the novel features and the peculiarconstruction and combination of the parts, which will be herein- 0 aftermore fully described and claimed, and which are shown in the annexeddrawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a bag holderembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a 3 5 perspective View of amodification. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the holder detachedfrom the scale-beam and attached to the lower end of a bin or spout.

The bag-holder proper is composed of the U-shaped support A and the bar13, which is j ournaled by the crank portions 172 at its ends in thefree ends of the support A. One of the journals of the crank portions mis extended and provided with the crank 17, by 5 means of which thebar'B is turned on its axis or journals. The stop 0, a pin projectedlaterally from the crank b, engages with the support and limits themovement of the bar B when it is turned in to stretch the mouth of thebag and support the bag. The bar 13 may be formed in any desired manner;but

it is preferred to form it from a rod or stout wire, which is bent atits ends to form the crank portions 071, by which it is journaled in theends of the support A and the crank b. The bar B may be smooth orroughened, the latter being preferred, as it obtains a better hold onthe bag. The eccentricis adj ustabl y connected with the support toadapt the holder for different sizes of bags, a series of holes CL beingprovided in the free ends of the support, either one of which is adaptedto receive the journals of the crank portions m. The guard D, as shownin Fig. 1,is secured to the support A on the inner side thereof and atits rear end, and projects above the top thereof a sufficient distanceto prevent the sack projecting too far across the space between thesupport and the eccentric. The guard extends parallel with the upperedge 7c of the support A, and is located a sufficient distance therefromto permit the sack to obtain a firm hold on the support.

In some cases, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the standards f, which connectthe holder with 7 5 the scale-beam, bin, or other support, also serve inthe capacity of a guard and prevent the open end or upper edge of thesack from extending over the support A too far.

The holder is specially adapted for use in connection with a scale-beamE of peculiar construction, the front end of the beam E being dividedand having the separated por tions e c curved in opposite directions andconforming to the outline of the supportA, which latter is suspendedfrom the said separate portions 6 e by the standards f f. The scale-beamE is of ordinary construction and graduation, and is adapted to receivethe weight F. The frame or stand for supportc ing the scale-beam iscomposed of the end standards Gand the upperand the lower bars H and I,respectively. The bar H is parallel with the beam when the latter is ina normal position and forms a rest for the supple- 5 mental weight Jwhen the beam is at rest or .in a normal position.

In Fig. 2 the holderis shown connected with the arms e e of thescale-beam by four standards f, and the scale-beam is detached from theframe, being adapted to be mounted on any support.

In Fig. 3 is shown a bag-holder constructed in every essentialparticular like that shown in Figs. 1 and 3, except that it is detachedfrom the scale-beam and attached to a binor spout K. Obviously it isadapted to be socured to a post, wall, or other means of support.

The operation of the invention as follows: The rear end of the bag to betilled is slipped over the rear end of the supportA and its front end ispassed over the bar 13, which is turned on its axis, thereby stretchingthe open end of the bag and securing it firmly to the support. Theweight 1 is adjusted t0 the proper point on the beam. The bag is filleduntil the scale'beam tilts, when the supply of fertilizers, grain, orother commodity is cutoff. The bag is released and set squarely andfully sacked on the floor or truck by reversing the bar B. \Vhen the bagis filled from a bin, considerable grain or other substance passes intothe bag after the supply is cut oft. Hence it has been found necessarytoadjust the weight F so that it will not weigh the full amount, thesupplemental weight J being gaged to weigh the amount necessary to makethe full amount. For example, say the bag is to be filled with sixtypounds of any commodity. The weight F is set on the scale-beam to weighfifty pounds and the supplemental weight .1 is arranged to weigh tenpounds, so that the combined action of the two weights F and J willweigh the sixty pounds. It must be remembered that the weight J isnormally held free of the scale-beam. The bag is tilled, and when thescale-beam tilts, which will be at fifty pounds, the supply is cut oil.However, the grain or other commodity in the chute below the cut oi'l'will pass into the bag suflicient to make up the deficiency of tenpounds, which will be indicated by the weight J, the beam being inequilibrium.

It will be seen that the U-shaped support A is in one pieee,bcingcomposed of a Hat bar of metal, which is bent in the form substantiallyas shown.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. A bag-holder comprising a support A, which formed of a bar of metalbentin the form of a U and having a bar provided with crank portions,which are journaled in the free ends of the said support and having anoperating-crank at the outer end of the journal oi. one of the crankportions, andastop to limit the inward movement of the said bar,substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

2. A bagholder comprising a support which is formed of a bar of metalbent in the form of a U and having a bar provided with crank portions,which are journaled in the free ends of the said support, a stop tolimit the inward movement of the bar, and a guard projected verticallyfrom the inner closed end of the support, substantially as described,for the purpose specified.

A bag-holder approximately U-shaped in form and having a crank-shaft atits front end and a support having its end separated and the separatedportions bent to conform to the shape of the said bag-holder, andstandards connecting the bag-holder with the said support, substantiallyas described.

4.. The combination, with the bag-holder comprising an approximately Ushaped frame, of the scale-beam having its end separated and having theseparated portions bent to conform to the shape of the bag-holder, andthe connections orsupports f, substantially as set forth.

5. The hercinbeforespccitied bag support ing and weighing device,composed of a frame, a scale-beam mounted on the frame and having itsfront end separated, the separated portions curving in oppositedirections, a main and supplemental weight being normally sup ported onthe frame,thebag-holdersuspended from the separated portions of thescale-beam and comprising an approximately U-shaped frame, and acrank-shaft journaled in the free ends of the said bag-holder frame,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I a tlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW PATRICK OliRllCN.

\Vitnesses:

James G. TINSLEY, A. L. Itanxnstr.

